VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- Mike Bibby scord eight
of his 21 points in the fourth quarter as the Vancouver
Grizzlies rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit for a
92-87 victory over the Washington Wizards.

The Wizards led 58-43 at the 9:16 mark of the third quarter but
completely fell apart in the final period, making just 3-of-21
shots, including only one bucket in the final 10:40. They
dropped their 13th straight road game.

Bibby, who also dished seven assists, gave Vancouver its first
lead since midway through the second quarter when he recovered a
jump ball and streaked down the court for a driving layup with
1:07 to play, making it 85-84.

"I was aggressive tonight," Bibby said. "It had a lot to do
with getting set up. I had a lot of good screens set up for me
and I got to the basket."

Mitch Richmond hit 1-of-2 free throws to tie it but Dennis
Scott, the NBA record-holder for 3-pointers in a season and
game, drained one of his patented long-range bombs to put the
Grizzlies ahead for good, 88-85, with 41 seconds left.

Richmond scored 18 points for the Wizards, who dropped to 5-22
on the road and 1-6 since Darrell Walker took over the coaching
reins from Gar Heard on January 31. Washington's last road win
occured on December 21, 97-83 over Detroit.

Vancouver, which defeated the Los Angeles Clippers prior to the
All-Star break, has won consecutive home games for the first
time since December 19-23, when it followed another victory over
the Clippers with a win against Denver.

"That was a real test of our mental will, our will to win,"
Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said. "We played that game in
the first half like we were rusty. In the second half, we
sucked it up. We were mentally tough. It was a game that we
just scratched and clawed and toughed out."

The Wizards appeared to have things under control when Tracy
Murray nailed consecutive 3-pointers, giving Washington a 78-67
lead with 10:41 to play. But Bibby capped a 9-0 run by scoring
the final six points, cutting the deficit to 78-76 with 6:07
remaining.

"We just couldn't make shots and that's what it came down to,"
Walker said. "We had good looks at the basket, but we just
didn't knock them down. They made some hustle plays that we
didn't get to, but as far as my teams effort, I have no problem.
We just didn't finish the game the way it's supposed to be
finished."

Rod Strickland accounted for Washington's last basket of the
evening at the 5:44 mark, increasing the lead to 80-76. But
Grant Long answered with an 18-foot jumper and Shareef
Abdur-Rahim hit a layup to tie the score at 80-80 with 4:13
left.

"Look at Michael Dickerson," Walker said. "Everybody talks
about Bibby and Shareef, but Dickerson is a player who has the
potential to be an All-Star two or three years from now."

"We showed a lot of heart," Abdur-Rahim said. "We fought,
everybody played very hard and we stayed with it. We came out
in the first quarter and played well, but dug ourselves a hole
right before halftime. In the second half, we just fought it
collectively and came out with a win."

Bibby scored 11 points in the opening quarter to stake Vancouver
to a 26-21 lead. Rookie Richard Hamilton and Aaron Williams
came off the bench and scored eight points each, as Washington
hit 15-of-23 shot attempts in the period to take a 53-41
halftime advantage.

Strickland finished with 16 points, six assists and six rebounds
and Juwan Howard added 14 points and seven rebounds for the
Wizards, who shot 40 percent (34-of-85) and made only 16-of-26
from the line.

"We were holding them till the fourth quarter," Howard said. "We
didn't score any points and defensively their guys could score
when they wanted and you're not going to win a ball game that
way. That was the difference right there.

"We understand a team is going to make runs, especially when
they're playing at home," Howard added. "They're going to have
the momentum in their favor, but we've got to find a way to
break that up, prevent it from happening and respond with our
defense. Tonight we didn't do that at all."